2020 Lucien Crochet Le Chene Marchand Sancerre, Loire, France

From the ideally-situated Clos du Chêne Marchand, this wine opens with pure fruits (often green apple and lime) tied to a taut mineral spine. Often displaying aromas of honeysuckle, thiswine, greater in complexity than the Croix du Roy or the basic Sancerre, also often offers a filigreed finesse and elegance that communicates the ideal terroir of this acclaimed clos.